Don's Rail Photos

This group of locomotives was built over a period from 1904 to 1907 by Baldwin according to the information supplied by Peter Clark. They were originally 201 thru 221, and later renumbered 611 thru 631. They became 1 thru 21 after the 1938 general renumbering by classes. James Heffner's list indicates there were 178 ten-wheelers in all classes. 106 went to South Korea and 72 to North Korea in the 1947 partition.

The 2 spot was ready to take a local passenger train from the northernmost regular passenger station into Seoul. All stations north of here were for military use only.

Number 4 is pictured on a commuter train with rebuilt box cars converted for passenger use.

Number 6 had a builders plate indicating it was built at Seoul in 1933. This could well have been a general rebuilding.

Number 7 did not make it.

Number 8 did make it.

Number 9 did not make it.

Here are a few more in service. The 12 was power on an inspection train which I rode as the only enlisted man with 2 colonels and a captain. We were checking for surplus supplies at various engine houses, but it was more of an extended railfan trip. 12 had a builder plate indication building (rebuilding) at Seoul in 1935.

AMDG

12/30/1999